SEC Form 4
| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MEI Pharma, Inc. [ MEIP ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/22/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 09/22/2023 | P | 48,060 | A | $6.8525 | 864,188(1)(2) | I | See footnotes(3) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Put Option (obligation to buy) | $7 | 09/22/2023 | S | 9,000 | 09/22/2023 | 10/20/2023 | Common Stock | 900,000 | $0.1467 | 9,000(1)(2) | I | See footnotes(3) | |||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that Anson Funds Management LP ("Anson"), Anson Management GP LLC, the general partner of Anson ("Anson GP"), Bruce R. Winson, the manager of Anson GP, Anson Advisors Inc. ("Anson Advisors"), Amin Nathoo, a director of Anson Advisors, or Moez Kassam, a director of Anson Advisors, is or was for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise the beneficial owner of any of the securities of MEI Pharma, Inc. (the "Issuer") purchased by Anson Investments Master Fund LP, Anson East Master Fund LP and Anson Opportunities Master Fund LP (collectively, the "Funds"), each advised by Anson and Anson Advisors. |
| 2. Each of the Reporting Persons is a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. |
| 3. Anson and Anson Advisors hold indirectly the securities of the Issuer through the Funds, for which Anson and Anson Advisors are the Investment Advisors. Anson GP and Bruce R. Winson report the securities held indirectly by the Funds because, as the general partner of Anson and the manager of Anson GP, respectively, at the time of purchase, they controlled the disposition and voting of the securities. Mr. Nathoo and Mr. Kassam report the securities held indirectly by the Funds because, as the directors of Anson Advisors, at the time of purchase, they controlled the disposition and voting of the securities. |
| /s/ Bruce R. Winson, manager of Anson Management GP LLC, general partner of Anson Funds Management LP | 09/25/2023 | |
| /s/ Bruce R. Winson, manager of Anson Management GP LLC | 09/25/2023 | |
| /s/ Bruce R. Winson | 09/25/2023 | |
| /s/ Amin Nathoo, director of Anson Advisors Inc. | 09/25/2023 | |
| /s/ Amin Nathoo | 09/25/2023 | |
| /s/ Moez Kassam | 09/25/2023 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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